White Beans With Roasted Garlic Dressing

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Title: WHITE BEANS WITH ROASTED GARLIC DRESSING
Categories: Vegetarian, Vegan, Main dish, Side dish
Yield: 2 servings

1 sm Garlic head
2 Bread slices, Italian, firm
1 tb Lemon juice, fresh
2 tb Vegetable stock
4 ts Olive oil, extra virgin
1 ts Mustard, Dijon
pn Pepper, cayenne
15 oz Beans, Great Northern,
-canned; drained and rinsed
1 sm Bell pepper, red; seeded,
-finely diced
2 tb Chives; snipped OR
2 tb Scallion greens; chopped
1 tb Oregano, fresh; chopped OR
1/2 ts Oregano, dried
Salt and pepper to taste
3 c Chicory or other bitter
-lettuce; washed and torn

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove 1 clove of garlic
from the head; peel and cut in in half. Rub the garlic
on both sides of bread slices; cut the bread into 1/2
inch cubes. Place on a baking sheet. Remove the loose,
papery skin from the garlic head and slice 1/2 inch
off the top. Wrap in aluminum foil and place on the
baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, or until croutons
are crisp and golden. Remove the croutons and set
aside. Continue roasting the garlic for 20 to 25
minuts longer; it should be quite soft. Unwrap and let
cool for 5 minutes. Separate the garlic cloves and
squeeze ut the pulp into a smal bowl; mash with a
fork. Whisk in lemon juice, vegetable stock, oil,
mustard and cayenne.

In a medium sized bowl, combine beans, red peppers,
chives or scallion greens, oregano and the reserved
croutons. Pour the garlic dressing over and toss until
well coated. Season with salt and pepper. Serve
immediately on a bed of chicory. Serves 2.

per serving: 546 cal; 29 g protein; 11 g fat; 88 g
carb; 399 mg sodium; 0 mg chol

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